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brew of "The Muse"

brewed on 2011-10-09 00:00 EDT by jsled from recipe The Muse
10.00gl | All Grain | Belgian Blond Ale | 1.065 | 32 IBU | 9 SRM

notes

remembered to take tank weight about mid-way through mash-volume heating. at 20.5 lbs.  kicked while getting to boil, at 18.5 lbs.  New tank started at 38.5, ended at 32 lbs.
efficiency: 63.02% | abv: can't yet compute | attenuation: can't yet compute

journal

date step volume temp gravity
(corrected)
notes
2011-10-09 13:35 EDT strike water 7.50 gl 167 f Due to HLT space limitations, this is 6g @ 207°F + 1.5g @ 60°F = 178°F, which is a water/grist ratio of 1.33.
2011-10-09 13:40 EDT dough-in 7.50 gl 155 f 156°F targeted, hit 155.
2011-10-09 14:10 EDT mash
2011-10-09 14:40 EDT 1st runnings, start 1.087
2011-10-09 14:56 EDT 1st runnings, end 4.00 gl 2.9g calculated.
2011-10-09 14:57 EDT sparge 5.00 gl
2011-10-09 15:07 EDT 2nd runnings, start 1.053
2011-10-09 15:15 EDT 2nd runnings, end 3.50 gl Collected up to 8.5g.
2011-10-09 15:16 EDT sparge 3.50 gl
2011-10-09 15:40 EDT 3rd runnings, start
2011-10-09 15:45 EDT 3rd runnings, end 3.00 gl
2011-10-09 16:57 EDT boil, start 10.75 gl 1.051
2011-10-09 18:15 EDT boil, end 9.75 gl
2011-10-09 18:40 EDT boil note 120 f
2011-10-09 18:55 EDT boil note 100 f
2011-10-09 19:00 EDT boil note 95 f switched over to recirc with 4 bags of ice.
2011-10-09 19:30 EDT boil note 70 f
2011-10-09 20:00 EDT pitch 9.75 gl 69 f 1.062